Nafisa Joseph was a well-known name in the modelling and TV industry. The Bangalore girl started modelling at the young age of 12 and went on to become the youngest contestant and winner of the Femina Miss India 1997 pageant. A very successful MTV VJ as well as a TV actor, Nafisa killed herself in 2004. We look back on her journey on her death anniversary.
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